Ryanair cabin crew bare all... again

Ryanair to produce another sexy charity calendar

Last year Ryanair found itself in hot water with the Advertising Standards Authority after their sexy staff stripped for a charity calendar. However, it created quite a lot of publicity (which we think was the whole point), so they've decided to do it again.

The 2012 calendar drew hundreds of complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority. Most complained about the sexually suggestive nature of the photographs after they were printed in an advertising campaign run in a British national newspaper.

Ryanair claimed the photos were not sexist because the woman had volunteered for the photo shoot.

However, the ASA didn't like this and released a statement saying: "We also considered that most readers would interpret these images, in conjunction with the text 'Red hot fares & crew!!!' and the names of the women, as linking female cabin crew with sexually suggestive behaviour."

Ryanair found a simple solution - they pulled the ads but still sold the calendar onboard their flights, which is what they looking to do again.

Previous calendars have raised over £100,000, taking the total raised by Ryanair through its project to £600,000 - hopefully this one will do the same!

Would you ever strip off for a charity or a good cause? How about to fund your gap year and travelling? Let us know on the message boards and we'll see what we can do!

If you're planning a gap year then head on over to our planning section for some advice and information on things to see and do while backpacking around the world.